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Texoblogosphere: Week of January 21st

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The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes the Supreme Court finishes the job on marriage equality as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff offers some thoughts on emphasizing local elections for the next cycle or two. light seeker, back from his sabbatical leave at Texas Kaos, reexamines the state of the Democratic Party … Continue Reading ››
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Big Government Texas Part 2: ‘Open Scary’ Spooks Texas Lege

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All year we've heard from various Texas lawmakers about their rights the 2nd amendment... even Governor-Elect Greg Abbott himself has pledged to sign the first Open Carry Bill that comes across his desk.  If enacted open-carry legislation would allow gun owners to take their lethal weapons to virtually any public venue. But apparently what legislators … Continue Reading ››
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Big Government Texas Part 1: TX Lege Defending Discrimination??

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You know the old saying Everything is bigger in Texas right?  Well that's especially true when it comes to government oppression from the state legislature and Governor's office.  Sure, Texas TEA-CONs (TEApublican CONservatives) like Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick love nothing more than to scream and yell about how President Obama and Washington are violating … Continue Reading ››